In Pepper Pike, 85% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Pepper Pike’s city government spent $15.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,255 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pepper Pike didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pepper Pike is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Orange City School District
Pepper Pike’s K–12 school district, shared with Woodmere, Orange, Hunting Valley, Moreland Hills. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,402 per pupil, $16,957 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,255 per resident a year, or $6.18 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pepper Pike didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pepper Pike yet
Every year of Pepper Pike’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pepper Pike’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Pepper Pike’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pepper Pike →
Who’s in charge in Pepper Pike
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pepper Pike’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pepperpike.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 243 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,812).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Pepper Pike voted in 2024
Official results for Pepper Pike’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat67.9%3,026 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican31.2%1,392 votesOthers: 0.8% (37 votes).
Most votes in Pepper Pike: Kamala D Harris
Cuyahoga County: Harris 65.4%, Trump 33.9% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Pepper Pike’s 5,270 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Pepper Pike: Sherrod Brown
Cuyahoga County: Brown 67.5%, Moreno 30.0% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Shontel Brown
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Pepper Pike, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Pike | 67.9% | 31.2% | 0.8% | 4,455 |
| Cuyahoga County | 65.4% | 33.9% | 0.8% | 575,890 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Pepper Pike.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pepperpike.org ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Pepper Pike compares with the towns next door
Pepper Pike’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $2,306 to $2,717 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | $2,306 | $8,063 |
| Beachwood | $2,717 | $7,022 |
| Moreland Hills | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Hunting Valley | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Woodmere | estimate | $4,300 |
| Pepper Pike | estimate | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Pepper Pike’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pepper Pike’s government
How much does Pepper Pike spend per resident?
About $2,255 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Pepper Pike didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17 million.
Who runs Pepper Pike’s government?
See pepperpike.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pepper Pike yet.
How did Pepper Pike vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 67.9%, Donald J Trump 31.2% (4,455 votes, official results). Cuyahoga County: Harris 65.4%, Trump 33.9%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Pepper Pike?
28 full-time and 44 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $263,917 (about $3.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pepper Pike in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Jerry Cirino) and State House District 19 (Phil Robinson). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pepper Pike’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Pepper Pike, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →